Porcelain glaze compositions



Patented Aug. 9, 1 949 I Ludwi 1E .rhiess,eschen egumy "to General Electric Company,

gan a *corporation of nop i g. applicant emer in se ia 21212 i I 1 'i W ll v ntion e ates'toslazegcqmp i o sio por e ains of el ctric iin q at zbps ines and linor- 'particula lv ltd lazes hav n fim v d; e-

sistance to the deposition of carbon particles on ,th pn oe ains- I i filleld electrical apparatus a d particu- 'larly apparatus in jwhich bushing porcelainsgare immer ed, in oi uchnafs for examplaiinooil-fi e circuit-breakers, diiliculty'is frequently experikenced, with theideposition of fine carbon particles -4, (claims. (Cl- M on vthesurfacesof thehushing porcelains. Eor

exampl ;in .oikflll d'circuit br ak r wh n th QQO taQ iQIzenQand a aro s "fo ed, the heat..,.of the are idec pos' st oitii minagases h gbubble to thesurfaeeoftheioil and also coll al particles of carbon having a 'diameterpf aboutpil imic nn whiohoreinai su end d, nth ioil- B ica e o t hi r tem erat r ofuthe 1 su rounding the carbon particles, the carbon aparticles move toward the surface of 'the pi], and during this m-igration pass sufiici'ently close to lathe-bushings to fall intothe influence of the elec- -.:tric fieldat the surfacesof the bushingporcelains. ca-rboni-particl siare attracted toithe surface of the porcelains, at; ;p,q ints,- of imaximum gfillX density, 'J'QhlJS forming an undesirable conducting film ofcarbon on the surface of the bushing. The resulting carbondepositscausepoor performance of the e p e t nd neces ita e .t sa entsnutdowns to permit cleaning of thezbushipg lains.

It has beeniound that,,.-even:though the bushing is properly designed to ,avoid areas ,,of high ,flux density to as great ,an. extent as pos sible, difficulties may still be experiencedwith the deposition of carbon attributable to the nature of the glaze employed on the surfaces of the bushing porcelains. By microscopic examination of such glazes it has been determined that non-homogeneous glazes containing gas bubbles or appreciable amounts of undissolved grains, crystalline material, or certain refractory oxides, such as for example, chromic oxide, which may be present either as impurities or as a result of additions for coloring purposes, are particularly poor from the standpoint of being resistant to the deposition of carbon. Carbon particles moving close to a non-homogeneous glaze containin gas bubbles and inclusions of solid materials are attracted to the glaze at the areas of electrical stress concentrations adjacent such bubbles or inclusions.

Employing the compositions of my invention, I have been'able to produce consistently homoi2 I l iall r re P ea ibnb ian d s d fi m n or "crystals. Thave discovered that-when these taglazeecompositions are properly applied and fired eonibushing porcelains, the resulting surface shows ta greatly. improved iresistance i to Jthe.- ,d.epositi op f carbon. to Gircuitobrealsers. hatin bu hin sporvreclaims.coatedwith.these laze.compoe tionssmay ibeoperated. forlon neriodslof time-withoutsth mecessity for cleanin the @surfac s' of th ino nal in o a.

1,; n essential ir sredien ..0f .theg s main- .ventio l i i rit Wbichgis .p eparedjby int mately sns s 'ent i the pn'rserti n en= B em by weight 'Silica (SiO2) 70.0 to 84.0 Manganese carbonate 6.5 to 14.5 uFerric oxide (-EezOa) 6.0 :to 1210 'aBoricaoid (320331-120) -a. 2i0 to .710

In place of the manganese carbonateoindicated abbi/e as a component of thefrit; itjis to beunderstood that I may emriloymetnganese ,oxide ,in

chemically equivalent amounts. gl'hefollowing is ah -example of one mixture of singredientsiwhich; when -m-ixed and fired as -dascribedabovebprovides a frit:for-use in the glazes o'f the inven tion Percent by w h I q1'.0 Manganese carbonate a Iron oxide (Fes) Boric acid (B O3 3 I-I2Q) I r en qt sdessti ed e s et sm r e br as grinding, or by other means well known in the ceramic art, with glaze-forming materials includa 7 ing whiting (CaCOz), ball clay (AhO3.2S iO2.2H2O) ingredients are preferably employed in the folgeneous porcelain glazes which have a high sur- 7 face gloss and smoothness and which are substanlowing range of proportions:

Per cent a V by weight Potash-feldspar 17.0 to 21.0 Whiting 15.5 to 16.5 Ball clay 19.0 to 23.0 Frit (above'formula) 30.0 to 45,0

3 The following glaze composition has been found to afford particularly good results from the standpoint of resisting the deposition of carbon when applied as a glazeto bushing porcelains:

I have further discovered that the addition of a. small amount of a lead-borosilicate glass of the composition set forth below to glaze compositions of my invention produces glaze compositions of relatively low viscosity that are completely freeof gas bubbles and, as far as can be determined, are

tions thereof will occur to those skilled in the art. I desire it to be understood, therefore, that my invention is not to be limited to the particular arrangement disclosed, and I intend in the appended claims to cover all modifications which do not depart from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A porcelain glaze for application to unfired porcelain insulating bushings consisting of, by weight, 17 to 21 per cent potash feldspar, 15.5 to

16.5 per cent whiting, 19 to 23 per cent ball clay, and 30 to 45 per cent of a fired mix consisting of, by weight, about 71 per cent silica, 12.5 per cent manganese carbonate, 10.5 per cent iron oxide,

and 6 per cent boric acid.

free from inclusions such as insoluble crystalline material, for example, free or partially dissolved quartz. The composition of the lead-borosilicate glass which I add for this purpose is as follows:

Percent by weight Lead oxide (PbO) 30 Boric oxide (B2031 2'7 Silica (S102) 34 Alumina (A1203) 7 Sodium oxide (NazO) 2 The compositions of glazes containing the above lead-borosilicate glass are practically the same as the glazes mentioned above except for the addition of a; small'amount of the above glass. The following is glaze composition embodying this In applying the above described glaze composi- .tions tothe surfaces of the bushing porcelains,

any of the methods well known in the art may be employed. For example, a slip containing glazes may be prepared, which in turn is applied to the unfired bushing porcelains by dipping,

brushing, or spraying techniques followed by firing in pottery kilns of the conventional type at ,atemperature approximately equivalent to pyrometric cone 11 (1350 C.).

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of my invention, modifica- 2. A porcelain glaze consisting of, by weight, about 18.6 per cent feldspar, 16.3 per cent whiting, 23 per cent ball clay, and 42.1 per cent of a fired mix consisting of, by weight, about 71 per cent silica, 12.5 per 'cent manganese carbonate, 10.5 per cent iron oxide, and 6 per cent boric acid.

3. A porcelain glaze for application to unfired porcelain insulating bushings consisting of, by weight, about 10 per cent feldspar, 10 per cent nepheline syenite, 16 per cent whiting, 19 per cent ball clay, 4 per cent of a lead-borosillcate glass, consistingof, by weight, about 30 per cent lead oxide, 27 per cent boric acid, 34 per cent silica, '7 per cent alumina, and 2 per cent sodium oxide, and 41 per cent of a fired mix consisting of, by weight, about '71 per cent silica, 12.5 per cent manganese carbonate, 10.5 per cent iron oxide, and 6 per cent boric acid.

'4. A porcelainglaze comprising a mixture of glazef ormin'g materials including, by weight, 15.5 to 16.5 per cent whiting, 19 to 23 per cent ball clay,

17 to 21 per cent potash feldspar and 30 to 45 per cent of afired mix consisting of, by weight of about'lO to 84 per cent silica, 6.5 to 14.5 per cent manganese carbonate, 6 to 12 per cent ferric oxide and 2 to? per cent boric acid.

" LUDWIG E. THIESS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the Name Date Volbrath Dec. 6, 1881 Number 250,465 

